What books and authors are you particularly thankful for this year?
Grand Opening- Giveaway @ Lady Ambrosia’s Creations
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Wicked Wednesday #15
Wicked Wednesday a place to be wicked to other book readers and make them get those TBR piles growing. The concept is simple. Pick a book or two and tell s about them. If its one you read tell us what you liked. If its one you found tell us about that to. Than leave a comment to let us know where to find your Wicked Wednesday titles. Make sure to link back in your posts for other people to follow Wicked Wednesday.
Blogversery Soon
But I can promise you my reader friends that ONE item for sure will be to help a new project I am launching. Lady Ambrosia’s Creations will be opening after thanksgiving! What is that you ask? Well first it is a blog design blog. I have picked up my paint shop pro (not that I will be redoing this design I LOVE the work Sara did) and I am getting pretty darn good. I have several completed projects I have been doing for friends to get my chops going. And one has been a FULL website for a Jewelry Seller. (I am going to be trying to get her to donate a piece to a giveaway wink wink)
So keep your eyes peeled for the give always for the anniversary. And I promise I will be starting to give things away with Hatchett again. I have just been away from them trying to catch up on my own health and all that. But Have no Fear I am still affiliated.
Teaser Tuesday #28
Garrett felt a deep sense of emptiness after Mia left.He stood for several minutes looking at the gate through which she had passed through into garden. No doubt she was safely in the house by now. Pg. 71 A Lady of High Regard by Tracie Peterson
2010 Read from my Shelves Challenge
Diane from the Bibliophile by the Sea is Hosting this One.
Does this sound like something you’d like to do as well??? If so, feel free to join in:
• grab the button
• decide how many books you want to read from your shelves (minimum of 20 – no maximum)
• find a new home for the books once you read them
• post the titles and the authors of books you’ve read and passed on
• project runs from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010
• crossover challenge books are allowed
I am setting my goal for this one at 50 books. Thats half my goal for my other challenge and perfect I think as I do give away most of my books.
4 / 50 Books. 8% done!
1. Scandal’s Bride by Stephanie Laurens
2. Tempted by P.C Cast & Kristin Cast
3. Don’t Miss your Life by Charlene Anna Baumbich
4. The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos
2010 100+ Challenge
1. The goal is to read 100 or more books. Anyone can join. You don’t need a blog to participate.
–Non-Bloggers: Post your list of books in the comment section of the wrap-up post. To learn how to sign up without having a blog, click here.
2. Audio, Re-reads, eBooks, YA, Library books, Young Reader, Nonfiction – as long as the book has an ISBN or equivalent or can be purchased as such, the book counts.
3. No need to list your books in advance. You may select books as you go. Even if you list them now, you can change the list if needed.
4. Crossovers from other reading challenges count.
5. Challenge begins January 1st thru December, 2010. Books started before the 1st do not count.
6. When you sign up under Mr. Linky, put the direct link to your post where your books will be listed. Include the URL to this post so that other viewers can find this fun challenge. If you’d prefer to put your list in the sidebar of your blog, please leave your viewers the link to the sign up page. Again, so viewers can join the challenge too.
13 / 100 books. 13% done!
My Goal for this Challenge will be the same as my Challenge will be for PBS. 100 Books in one year.
1. Scandal’s Bride by Stephanie Laurens
2. Tempted by P.C Cast & Kristin Cast
3. Don’t Miss your Life! by Charlene Ann Baumbich
4. The Night Gardener by George Pelecanos
5. Unmasked by Author: Janet Dailey, Jennifer Blake, Elizabeth Gage
6. Big Girls Don’t Cry by Author: Donna Hill, Brenda Jackson, Monica Jackson, Francis Ray 7. The Culture of Excess by J.R Slosar
8. Gordon Ramsay The Biography by Neil Simpson
9. Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern
10. Free Food for Millionaires by Min Jin Lee
11. The Teahouse Fire by Ellis Avery
12. Plain Pursuit by Beth Wiseman
13. Darkly Dreaming Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
2010 Read and Review Challenge
* review each book you read between January 1st and December 31st of the current year.
* PLEASE keep your reviews clean & respectful ~ these books we read are the hard work of an author, and we don’t need to be mean. Even if you didn’t like the book, please try to find something you can say that would be encouraging to the author.
* reviews can be as short, or long, as you wish
* you MAY overlap with other challenges
* eBooks and Audiobooks ARE allowed
* if there will be spoilers in your review, please note this in the subject line of your post so that those who don’t want to read them can skip that review. Thank you.
Musing Monday #28
Today’s MUSING MONDAYS post is about your bookshelf…
Tomorrow I have my first teaching job (yes, I’m sharing my non-book bloggy news!) and it’s inspired today’s Musing Monday.
What books did you read while in school? Were there any that you particular liked, or even hated? Did any become lifelong favourites?
One of my favorite books reading in school was the Giver it has become a life long favorite and there is just something about it that stays with you. There were a lot of books I didn’t like but honestly I can’t recall the names. Because generally if I don’t like it I don’t remember it. But the classics Shakespeare and anything by Jane Austen were always good reads. The Giver however is one I will never forget.
The Sunday Salon #8
What a week this has been. I have done some reading, and I have done some building on my second life sim. But mostly I have been working on a blog for a friend. The project is a bit more than I thought it would be, but that’s okay it’s turning out really well and she’s happy with it so far. So that makes me as the designer a happy camper. I haven’t gotten much sleep this week, which isn’t helping me feel better. But I guess there are worse things in the world.
Another thing I picked up to try to feel useful is needlepoint. I used to do it all the time when I was younger a friend of mine had a huge collection of designs and floss, but it’s been years since I have done it. While looking for something in the cabinet I found a set of designs and such I got off free cycle. So I started doing one. It is a flower pot with some flowers in it. So far it’s looking okay. Although the one frustrating thing for me about needlepoint is that it takes forever to actually look like anything. It just looks like a blob for a long while. But what can you do about it? Just keep on working. So far I have one flower and the twirly bottom of the pot.
The book I started reading last night as well was A Lady of High Regard by Tracie Peterson, so far I like it although I am only 1 chapter in. But so far I am glad that I got the series in one. So I just set my needlepoint aside and since I am still awake I am probably going to start reading again.
I am a little saddened by the fact that one of my kitties went home yesterday. She has a good home, so I am not worried about that I just miss her. She was one of Caesars last babies. And so that makes it a little tough on me. I miss my baby boy Caesar very much. So, another Sunday another Salon. I am hoping to get in some sleep today, and mom is bringing me some things from Michaels so I can scrapbook. That might be fun never done it before.